diff --git a/infer/bin/infer b/infer/bin/infer
index b4b8bbeea..143c8bb29 100755
--- a/infer/bin/infer
+++ b/infer/bin/infer
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import inferlib
 import os
 import sys
 
-SCRIPT_FOLDER = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+SCRIPT_FOLDER = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 CAPTURE_PACKAGE = 'capture'
 LIB_FOLDER = os.path.join(
-    os.path.dirname(__file__), os.path.pardir, 'lib')
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), os.path.pardir, 'lib')
 
 # token that identifies the end of the options for infer and the beginning
 # of the compilation command